Thursday, June 25, 2015

St. Alban's Church, 537 Main
Street, Georgetown, Ontario (In the village of Glen Williams (Map here.)

The Next Step in Creative Writing
will challenge you to take a step up in your
writing. Over the ten weeks of classes, you’ll
be asked to bring in five pieces of your writing for detailed feedback. All
your pieces may be from the same work, such as a novel in progress, or they may
be stand alone pieces. You bring whatever you want to work on.

Besides critiquing pieces, the
instructor will give short lectures at the start of class, addressing the needs
of the group, and in addition to learning how to critique your own work and
receiving constructive suggestions about your writing, you’ll discover that the
greatest benefits come from seeing how your classmates approach and critique a
piece of writing and how they write and re-write. This is a supportive group
and a rewarding class.

Workshop leader Brian Henry has
been a book editor and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He
publishesQuick Brown Fox, Canada’s most popular blog for
writers, teaches creative writing at Ryerson University and has led workshops
everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to Charlottetown. But his
proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get their first
book published and launch their careers as authors.
Check out two reviews of the Next Step coursehere. And see more reviews of
Brian’s courses and workshops here.

Note: I start working out the schedule for when
participants are due to bring in a piece of their writing three weeks before
our start date, so please try to sign up by September 9. In any case, these
courses fill up, so enroll early to avoid disappointment. ~ Brian

Brian Henry has been a book editor, writer, and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He teaches creative writing at Ryerson University. He also leads weekly creative writing courses in Burlington, Mississauga, Oakville and Georgetown and conducts Saturday workshops throughout Ontario. His proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get published.